New York, New York sample ballot 2026

Rita Mella is the sitting New York County Surrogate, elected to the bench in 2013 as the first Latina to preside over the New York County Surrogate's Court, per court records citing nycourts.gov. She began her judicial career as a New York County Civil Court judge in 2007, per the same records. Born in Santo Domingo, she moved to the United States at 22, earned a B.A. from the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña, and a J.D. from CUNY School of Law in 1991, per the same records. She is unopposed on the Democratic line for reelection, per the NYC Board of Elections contest list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Josh E. Hanshaft is one of three unopposed Democratic nominees for Judge of the Civil Court, New York County (3 seats), per the NYC Board of Elections contest list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Emily Morales-Minerva is one of three unopposed Democratic nominees for Judge of the Civil Court, New York County (3 seats), per the NYC Board of Elections contest list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Vlad Frants serves as an adjudicator conducting evidentiary hearings and issuing written decisions for New York City government, per his campaign site. He previously worked as a federal government litigator, earning the IRS's 2024 Litigation Team of the Year Award and a U.S. Treasury Outstanding Litigator Award, and has also practiced at private law firms and taught as an adjunct professor for more than a decade, per his campaign site. He holds an LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center, an M.S.T. from Fordham University, a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and a B.A. from Stony Brook University.

Saliann Scarpulla is a sitting New York Supreme Court Justice currently designated to the Appellate Division, First Department, per the court's official biography. She was elected to Civil Court in 2001, appointed to the Supreme Court in 2009 and elected to it in 2012, per nycourts.gov, and was renominated as an incumbent by the Manhattan Democratic Party for the November 2026 election, per Manhattan Democratic Party. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Kathleen Waterman-Marshall was appointed to the New York Supreme Court in New York County in December 2021 and currently sits in General IAS Part 31, per the court's official judicial assignment records. She was nominated by the Manhattan Democratic Party for a full term in the November 2026 election. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Shlomo S. Hagler is a sitting New York Supreme Court Justice who serves as coordinating judge for statewide Dilantin product liability litigation, per New York court records. He was renominated as an incumbent by the Manhattan Democratic Party for the November 2026 election. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Manuel J. Mendez is a sitting New York Supreme Court Justice who was previously assigned to the court's New York City asbestos litigation part, per New York court records. He was renominated as an incumbent by the Manhattan Democratic Party for the November 2026 election. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Hasa A. Kingo is a New York City Civil Court judge currently serving as an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, Civil Term, per official court assignment records, not an elected Supreme Court Justice. He was nominated by the Manhattan Democratic Party for a Supreme Court seat in the November 2026 election. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Christopher Chin is a New York City Civil Court judge currently designated as an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, Civil Term, per official court assignment records, not an elected Supreme Court Justice. He previously sat on the Bronx Criminal Court and was nominated by the Manhattan Democratic Party for a Supreme Court seat in November 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Amy S. Taylor is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 1st Judicial District (New York) on the Working Families line, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.

Joshua E. Goldfein is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Supreme Court Justice in the 1st Judicial District (New York) on the Working Families line, per the State Board of Elections' amended certification of September 4, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.